Chef - united kingdom, cathays, cardiff

this is a full time, permanent position. the role offers an excellent working environment and benefits package including 34 days annual leave, plus bank holidays. the kitchen is closed outside of term time which means you have the festive period off!

cardiff students’ union (csu) has a vision of working with every cardiff student to enhance their university experience. as a student-led, independent part of the university, csu represents students and provides a diverse and inclusive range of activities and services that enrich student life. these include advice, training, skills development, volunteering opportunities, employment and other services that promote inclusion, friendship and personal development. csu supports over 200 student societies and 60 sports clubs that boast more than 10,000 members. csu is also the recognised voice of students at cardiff university, joining students in campaigning about the issues important to them.

csu is based on park place and at the heath park campus, employing over 100 permanent staff and 300 student staff. the trading subsidiary of csu, cardiff union services limited, manages a purpose-built facility in the centre of cardiff and operates cafes, shops, bars and events that help fund csu’s charitable activities. the organisation achieved 1* accreditation and ranked 56th in the sunday times top 100 best not-for-profit organisations 2020, and featured in the best companies to work for in wales 2020 top 30 list. csu has achieved investors in diversity stage 3 and ranked 65th in the national centre for diversity (ncfd) top 100 index in 2020. csu aspires to have a positive impact on the wider community in cardiff, and won the best students’ union in wales in the nus awards 2020, and uk second place in the whatuni student choice awards 2022.

what to expect:

you will be working primarily in our student pub, the taf kitchen. you prepare food for the pub and also orders from around the building from our app ordering service. you will also support our internal catering provision with hot and cold buffets.

it is a unique chef position to have traditional busy periods off i.e. christmas, easter and summer through trading through term only

we have several different venues within the building and can accommodate up to 2150 for a club night, 400 for a banquet, 1500 for a live music event, and up to 4000 for all venue events.

the position of the chef includes:

key responsibilities:

we are looking for a chef to work within the venues team. the successful applicant will be able to demonstrate practical experience in the catering industry, be a team player and have the ability to deliver high quality and consistency whilst working under pressure.

you will be expected to prepare, cook and serve food within different catering operations. for example, one morning you could be based in the food court kitchen preparing panini’s, burgers, food for our noodle station and salad bar, the next day you could be in the pub working in a fast paced kitchen environment.

completing daily paperwork to adhere to the company’s food safety policy

ensure high levels of food and personal hygiene are adhered to at all times

essential criteria:

catering experience within high volume catering businesses

ability to work in a pressurised environment

experience in producing freshly prepared meals

food safety level 2

desirable criteria:

cieh level 3 food safety

first aid at work

to be able to communicate through the medium of welsh

the successful candidate should reside within reasonable commuting distance and would be able to attend the union’s premises at short notice.

for further information and to apply online, please visit our website:

https://www.cardiffstudents.com/about-cusu/workforus/vacancies/

please note, we reserve the right to close this position early. we would urge candidates to submit an application as early as possible.

the closing date for receipt of applications is midnight on monday 7th november 2022.

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